chun

didn’t charles wright used to ride for belle vue a couple of seasons ago? you couldn’t tell.

you need decent machinery to pull the dirt back in effectively. however, rakers could help to spot where big piles of dirt were building up. my take on the Emil crash was that he ended up on a bit of the track which is rarely used at Sheffield, the outside on bend 3. you dont see too many people dive bomb the 2nd bend. It wasnt really a place on the track Emil intended to be at, as he hoped to have blocked holders run. you can see why that part of the track might have been neglected as its usually the 4th bend that sees the overtaking.

got to love simon lambert’s attitude. interviewed on BSN. a very humble and grateful guy.

lions too weak at reserve to challenge in the playoffs. made to look good by a makeshift stars misfits

he tends to ride the white line so i thought he would get swallowed up but he seems to generate some speed down low

He looks a bit lost on track. Maybe he needs to focus on riding his own race rather than try to block opponents all the while

Wonder if he has had some help with his equipment

Rowe seems to be riding with a fair bit of maturity. Maybe has Lambert's temperament

He seems to have got the set up nailed. Depends if it's prepared in the GPS the same as in the league

can’t blame riss for diving. he was unsettled by Freddie’s aggressive move up the inside but you have to feel for Brum, especially Brennan who was excellent.

thought Kurtz was lucky to get all 4 back twice. surely if you are on the outside you need to back off if gating alongside gate 3, otherwise it gives that rider a free run

kurtz jumped that one. ref not pulling anything back

rubbishe tracks?

sudden sam

not a track expert by any means, but looks as though they dumped a load of water on the surface which seemed to spoil the first 4 heats. shouldn’t they try to get the moisture into the track rather than leave it on the surface? once a rider was behind they just seemed to get filled in which has meant some poor racing so far.

i thought a dislocated shoulder was 3 months out

Wasn’t there a big rut on bend 2 that threw Dan Thompson off in the SON2 leading to a dislocated shoulder? The same rut that nearly caused a couple of other accidents on Friday night. Completely agree that the track came good for the final and that it is a great racetrack if you prefer your speedway flat out.

So it’s in the Witches interests to keep Rew’s average lower than Thompsons

i wonder if they will try to iron out that rut on the first bend for the main event. made the track dangerous to ride causing this accident and several near misses.

what are the options to replace D Thompson assuming he is injured? another rising star only?

just for this event or permanently?

rainfall radar doesn’t look promising. track covers might have been a better investment than the temporary stand

think we would prefer a rider with experience of the UK tracks; sheffield and belle vue.

shame he looked good tonight

rasmus jensen?